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What happens if you click on a link given by any kind of spam?
  1. 29 Apr 2011 #1
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    What happens if you click on a link given by any kind of spam?

    This is something I really want to know more about. Links given by phising scam and forum spambots are said to either give viruses or display things you wish you haden't seen.

    I haven't clicked on the links before, but I imagine that if I did it would either display an unclosable-till-it-finish window containing adult content or my AVG would come up detecting a virus or malware or something.


    Has anyone ever had any experiance with this or does anyone know lots about it? I posted this in another forum before, but since this forum specializes in all tech, I feel as if this is where I'll get the best information .


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    Re: What happens if you click on a link given by any kind of spam?

    Those links can give you virus or even worse. Never click on them the best solution is to use
    alt cntrl delete to bring up task manager and close it that way.

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    Re: What happens if you click on a link given by any kind of spam?

    Yes clicking on a link in an e-mail from someone you don't know is a bit like tossing a coin.

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    Yes, with both sides heads and you have tails.

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    Yep

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